The One-, Six- and Twelve-Month Eurodollar LIBOR Rates Sank Lower On The Week

The one-, six- and twelve-month Eurodollar LIBOR rates sank lower on the week, while the 3-month rate edged higher. On the day, the 1-, 3-, 6- and 12-month rates all fixed lower. The 3-month TED spread widened on both the day and the week.


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Right now, the yield on the 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill is 0.12%. Therefore, the 3-month TED spread is currently 0.41656 percentage point; it was 0.40781 yesterday, 0.38625 last Friday and 4.60875 on October 10, 2008 at the peak of the global banking crisis.

For the 3-month TED spread, a figure between zero and 0.50 percentage point (0.50 percentage point = 50 basis points) is a strong indication that large, international banks are lending money to each other with confidence.

A Eurodollar is a U.S. dollar deposited in any bank outside the United States.

Click here for historical LIBOR values.

Click here for a chart comparing LIBOR to the Prime Rate and the target fed funds rate.

Click here to read about how U.S. Dollar LIBOR fixing works.

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